Hito Shizuku

"Hito Shizuku" (ひとしずく, lit. "One Drop") is a song by Showta, released as his 3rd single on April 4, 2007.

"Hito Shizuku"
Single by Showta
from the album Eve
A-side	"Hito Shizuku"
B-side	"Reality"
Released	April 4, 2007
Genre	J-pop
Label	King Records
Showta singles chronology
"Trans-winter (Fuyu no Mukōgawa)" (2006) "Hito Shizuku" (2007) "Kimi ni, Kaze ga Fukimasu You ni" (2007)

Background and release

"Hito Shizuku" is a mid-tempo ballad[1] composed by Hideya Nakazaki, with lyrics written by Taiyo Morito and Juli Shono.[2] The single was released on April 4, 2007 under the King Records, along with "Reality", the B-side.[1]

Reception

"Hito Shizuku" reached #31 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and charted for 3 weeks.[1] CDJournal described "Hito Shizuku" as healing and mentioned that Showta's androgynous voice and appearance had a mysterious charm.[3] Barks described "Hito Shizuku" as having an "Asian taste" that will "touch the heart of any Japanese person", with Showta's vocals likely to "heal" both physically and emotionally. The music video was also praised for being masculine and mature compared to his debut.[4]

Track listing

Single

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Hito Shizuku" (ひとしずく lit. One Drop)	Taiyō Morito Juli Shono	Hideya Nakazaki	Hideya Nakazaki	4:14
2.	"Reality"	mavie	Makoto Sakuma	U-Key	3:48
3.	"Hito Shizuku" (instrumental)	—	Hideya Nakazaki	Hideya Nakazaki
4.	"Reality" (instrumental)	—	Makoto Sakuma	U-Key

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[1]	31
Tower Records Japanese Rock & Pop Singles[3]	8

References

1. "ひとしずく". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved February 21, 2019.
2. "ひとしずくの歌詞". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 14, 2019.
3. "SHOWTA. / ひとしずく [廃盤] ミニ・レビュー". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved May 9, 2019.
4. "ニュー・シングルを買って、SHOWTA.と握手しよう！". Barks (in Japanese). April 3, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2019.